GOALKEEPER – Joe Hart (Manchester City)
Manchester City have conceded in four consecutive Premier League home games for the first time since May – September 2012. Despite this, Joe Hart pulled off six saves against Spurs including a penalty stop that denied Roberto Soldado his first goal of the season.
DEFENDER - Seamus Coleman (Everton)
Seamus Coleman has scored eight goals since the start of last season, more than any other defender in the Premier League.
DEFENDER - Phil Jagielka (Everton)
Phil Jagielka has now scored two goals in three games for the Toffees. The England international is two goals away from equalling his best ever Premier League goal-scoring haul of four, which he achieved in the 2006-07 season with Sheffield United.
DEFENDER - Per Mertesacker (Arsenal)
Per Mertesacker assisted Sanchez’s opener; it was his first PL assist in his 97th appearance in the competition.
DEFENDER - Aaron Cresswell (West Ham)
Aaron Cresswell collected his first Premier League assist; the left-back assisted 12 in the Championship last season.
MIDFIELDER - Oscar (Chelsea)
Oscar’s two Premier League goals this season have come in the opening seven minutes of games.
MIDFIELDER - Dusan Tadic (Southampton)
Dusan Tadic has been involved in 65 goals (29 goals, 36 assists) in 74 league appearances (Dutch Eredivisie and Premier League combined) since the start of 2012-13. He also became the first player to get four assists in a single Premier League appearance since Santi Cazorla (4) versus Wigan for Arsenal in May 2013.
MIDFIELDER - Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea)
Cesc Fabregas has been involved in eight goals (one goal, seven assists) is eight Premier League games for Chelsea.
FORWARD - Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal)
Five of Alexis Sanchez’s six goals for Arsenal in all competitions have come at home. The Chilean also collected his first Premier League assist since the opening day (v Crystal Palace) for Welbeck’s equaliser. Indeed he is the first Arsenal player to assist two Premier League goals this term.
FORWARD - Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Sergio Aguero (61) has gone clear of Carlos Tévez (58) as Manchester City’s leading Premier League scorer. The Argentine has scored 61 goals in only 95 Premier League appearances. The next highest scoring player with fewer than 100 PL apps is Demba Ba (43). He also became the second player after Edin Dzeko to score four goals in a Premier League game for Manchester City – both did so against Spurs.
FORWARD- Graziano Pelle (Southampton)
Graziano Pelle has been involved in seven goals in his last six Premier League appearances (six goals, one assist). He has scored in three successive Premier League home games for Southampton; the first player to do so since Peter Crouch in February 2005.
